org.springframework.format.datetime
Class DateFormatter

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.format.datetime.DateFormatter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Formatter<Date>, Parser<Date>, Printer<Date>

public class DateFormatter
extends Object
implements Formatter<Date>

A formatter for Date types. Allows the configuration of an explicit date pattern and locale.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Keith Donald, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

SimpleDateFormat

Constructor Summary

DateFormatter()
Create a new default DateFormatter.

DateFormatter(String pattern)
Create a new DateFormatter for the given date pattern.

Method Summary

protected DateFormat	getDateFormat(Locale locale)
Date	parse(String text, Locale locale) Parse a text String to produce a T.
String	print(Date date, Locale locale) Print the object of type T for display.
void	setLenient(boolean lenient) Specify whether or not parsing is to be lenient.
void	setPattern(String pattern) Set the pattern to use to format date values.
void	setStyle(int style) Set the style to use to format date values.
void	setTimeZone(TimeZone timeZone) Set the TimeZone to normalize the date values into, if any.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DateFormatter

public DateFormatter()

Create a new default DateFormatter.

DateFormatter

public DateFormatter(String pattern)

Create a new DateFormatter for the given date pattern.

Method Detail

setPattern

public void setPattern(String pattern)

Set the pattern to use to format date values.

If not specified, DateFormat's default style will be used.

setStyle

public void setStyle(int style)

Set the style to use to format date values.

If not specified, DateFormat's default style will be used.

See Also:

DateFormat.DEFAULT, DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.FULL

setTimeZone

public void setTimeZone(TimeZone timeZone)

Set the TimeZone to normalize the date values into, if any.

setLenient

public void setLenient(boolean lenient)

Specify whether or not parsing is to be lenient. Default is false.

With lenient parsing, the parser may allow inputs that do not precisely match the format. With strict parsing, inputs must match the format exactly.

print

public String print(Date date,
                    Locale locale)

Description copied from interface: Printer

Print the object of type T for display.

Specified by:

print in interface Printer<Date>

Parameters:

date - the instance to print

locale - the current user locale

Returns:

the printed text string

parse

public Date parse(String text,
                  Locale locale)
           throws ParseException

Description copied from interface: Parser

Parse a text String to produce a T.

Specified by:

parse in interface Parser<Date>

Parameters:

text - the text string

locale - the current user locale

Returns:

an instance of T

Throws:

ParseException - when a parse exception occurs in a java.text parsing library

getDateFormat

protected DateFormat getDateFormat(Locale locale)